2000 Map of Cades Cove

About this map

Cades Cove serves as a preserved pocket of Tennessee homesteading history within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The landscape is dotted with historical structures that signify the valley's late 19th and early 20th-century life, including the John P Cable Mill Area, the Becky Cable House, and the Elijah Oliver Place. A well-defined Cades Cove Loop Road provides access to these sites, while the southern reaches of the map transition into the high ridges of the Smoky Mountains. This area is bisected by the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which follows the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina. The drainage system is dominated by Abrams Creek and its many tributaries, such as Forge Creek and Mill Creek, which once powered the local mills and sustained the agricultural community before the land became parkland.